After the rain...

After the rain, the plants seems fresh and clean again...

Have you ever stop and take a look how beautiful it is?

well, I just did...

Goyette Girls' Memorial Necklace - a special project

This is indeed a special project..
Not that the jewelries are technically hard to construct...or a difficult design which is mind cracking to transform into beadwork... But the story and meaning behind - here goes...
Mid September last year, I received a message from my dear friend Lyne, she had an idea of going away for a memorial weekend with her sisters and mother -this great family faced the saddest incident ever - the loss of their father and husband - Mr Real Goyette.
 
Lyne planed to custom a special design necklaces as a memory of the occasion.

DjNiza Minx - White pearls statement choker

It's hard to gift someone who has everything...may be something custom made would be special...  DJ Niza has been so supportive and I thought I should make her something different for her birthday on January this year.

I decided to make a dramatic 4 stand white pearl choker and add many layers of nickel metal footage chains with dangling decorative metal charms and coins. Nothing glittery here, no crystals or blings but I'm sure the metal will reflect lights in a different way.

Dj Niza Minx's Danielle necklace

A beautiful gal, an extremely talented DJ, a happy and kinder spirit and a little bit crazy... Yes, I'm talking about the one and only Dj NizaMinx.

She ordered a choker version of Danielle necklace from me sometimes around November last year, which is an improvised design to the one which I did for a local designer's photo shoot.

A must see - Alexander MacQueen Fall RTW 2011 Collection part2

I can't wait to feature the following "artistic creations" of Sarah Burton for Alexander MacQueen's Fall Ready to Wear 2011 collections.

More detailing applied on to the following gowns, you can imagine how much handwork been spent on each piece.  I personally have zoomed in and out  several times admiring those wonderful intricate finishing touch.
Seeing is believing, let's take a look at the gowns:

There are a few long dresses on this runway and the ones which I am crazy of is the last two.

A must see - Alexander MacQueen Fall RTW 2011 Collection part1

I always anxious to view a selected designers' newest collections and Alexander MacQueen is definitely the one on my top list.  Sarah Burton took over as the chief designer after the late genius passed and this is the second time she show off her talent, I think she is the right person for this job and the brand - bringing forward the essences of the late MacQueen but with her own  style & a feminine touch.  Bravo!!

Browse through style.com of the brand's Fall Ready to Wear 2011 collection as usual has so much to see:
Pale ice queen make up,silver/black pins hairdo, two tones nail color...
Every piece of the collection has so many details - front and back, top til bottom.  Cleverly playing around with mixtures of soft and hard fabrics, furs, feathers, leathers etc...Yes! I meant not only applied on clothes but also in their jewelry, accessories and footwear.
The color palettes are whites, blacks, greys, lilacs, metallic or mixed of the mentioned colors; not forgetting to mention the variety of finishing touches with zippers, leather trims, fur trimmed hems etc...
There are 2 breathtaking gowns which I can't take my eyes off are a corset tube top dress decorated with broken china and a black Gothic  long dress... which will be featuring on my next post.

Here's a video review of the runway show:
http://www.style.com/fashionshows/video/F2011RTW-AMCQUEEN
Lets take a look some of the photos of the show, ENJOY

**Beauty**

Amazing isn't it?  Here are some selected photos of the show, which features the pieces that I most adore:

Still hoping and praying

I have not been blogging for a couple of months, can't write while my emotions and mood are blocked by unfortunate incidents which had happened.  And if you had visited my blog, I have closed my blog shop which features my handmade jewelries and I have not touched my tools for a long long time.  It's has been a sad year although 2011 has not pass it's quarter calender days...

I am still sad,  my Angel passed away on the 1st day of Chinese New Year 2011...